another useful hook would be an ability of the device to scann all the channels and report how much activity is seen on all the available channels. this can help select the best channel of operation, for example.

please see some white papers and test reports on our website at http://www.octoscope.com/English/Resources/Whitepapers.html. i cannot think of a book off the top of my head, but there are several worth reading.

more is not always better when it comes to the size of the team, but you want to have enough people to create a good automation framework. I would say 3-5 people total, give or take. it really depends on the complexity of the software on top of the radio, too.

we need some information on the RF environment in the field and then we need to try and reproduce this environment in the lab and try to replicate the failures. that's the hard part. if you can reproduce the failures, typically fixing it is the easy part.

Fanny, I liked your comment that QA tests are developed in parallel with the product. Production and repair tests are usually an after thought. Sometimes carefully considered tests can determine parts of the product design for manufacturing and repair.

If you haven't told us yet, please let us know 1) if you're involved in QA testing, and if yes, what radio technology and applications are you testing? 2) what do you use as an automation framework for your QA testing and what is the scripting language that you use: PERL, TCL, Python, or LabVIEW, for example?, 3) do you use screen rooms for QA testing?, 4) does your wireless system involve mobility and is mobility an important part of your test?

If you haven't told us yet, please let us know 1) if you're involved in QA testing, and if yes, what radio technology and applications are you testing? 2) what do you use as an automation framework for your QA testing and what is the scripting language that you use: PERL, TCL, Python, or LabVIEW, for example?

If you haven't told us yet, please let us know 1) if you're involved in QA testing, and if yes, what radio technology and applications are you testing? 2) what do you use as an automation framework for your QA testing and what is the scripting language that you use: PERL, TCL, Python, or LabVIEW, for example?

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